The hirings are important because of the 1,567 students in the College of Business Administration, 585 or 37 percent are women. In fact, there are 817 men and 494 women undergraduate students in the business college.
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Business Dean Edward M. Mazze, the Albert J. Verrecchia/Hasbro Inc. leadership chair in business, said the College has always been responsive to the rapidly changing nature of business education and those who enter the field.
鈥淲e want to be known as a college that serves students with all of their varied interests and talents,鈥� Mazze said. 鈥淭he records of these new additions to our faculty are clear evidence of a College that is responsive to the business climate.
鈥淎ll three faculty members have brought a wealth of experience, including outstanding teaching records and firsthand knowledge of the business world,鈥� Mazze said. They鈥檝e been welcome additions to our faculty.鈥�
Hamilton (at right) earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration from Loyola University in Chicago and her master鈥檚 degree in management from Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University. She earned her doctorate from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia in 2003.
鈥淚 am a recent Ph.D., but I don鈥檛 feel like one,鈥� Hamilton said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 hard to when I have 15 years of corporate experience and operated my own consulting firm.鈥� It was her corporate and consulting experience that led her to pursue and academic career.
鈥淚 have many interests, but I realized that in my heart, I am a researcher and teacher,鈥� Hamilton said. 鈥淚 wanted to study the problems I encountered in my business career. I also wanted to bring my experiences in the classroom so that students would learn how to address the difficult issues facing multinational corporations today.
鈥淪o I went back to school. And when it came to writing my dissertation, I lived at the beach. I鈥檇 sift through data all day and take long walks on the beach at night. When I came home, I鈥檇 write poetry. The next day, I鈥檇 start all over again. At the end of the year, I not only completed my dissertation, but also wrote a book of poetry.鈥�
McCray (at right) attributes the successes and richness of her life to her family and to her church service work in Africa and India. Her parents stressed education to her and her four siblings. Among them are two Ph.Ds, one medical doctor, one in medical school and one pursuing an undergraduate degree.
McCray earned her doctorate in urban technological and environmental planning from the University of Michigan in 2001. She holds a master鈥檚 degree in electrical engineering from Northwestern University and two bachelor鈥檚 degrees, one in mathematics and the other in electrical engineering.
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Like her colleagues, Stuerke (at right) loves teaching. 鈥淭here鈥檚 something about seeing that 鈥楢ha!鈥� moment,鈥� Stuerke explained. 鈥淚鈥檝e met some students who are very engaged in learning. The [溏心vlog免费B站 Feinstein College of Continuing Education M.B.A.] class is a very rewarding group to teach; those people know what it鈥檚 like to really work for something.鈥�
Stuerke fell into teaching accounting through 鈥渁 great deal of serendipity.鈥� She was working for Yellow Freight when her boss suggested that she take a few accounting courses, which might lead to a promotion. She took her advice and found that accounting came naturally to her.
Stuerke earned her master鈥檚 degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and while in the program, was asked to teach a class. She has been teaching ever since. She earned her doctorate in accounting from Indiana University in 1998.
However, well before taking on the business world, Stuerke鈥檚 passion was music, particularly keyboard instruments. 鈥淚t was what I really wanted to do,鈥� she said of her bachelor鈥檚 degree in music. 鈥淭hat degree is something I still get value from.鈥� She said she occasionally plays the organ for church services at area Episcopal churches.